11.   Bush has indicated that he would sign the bill if it reached his desk.

12.   But her staff said she would review the new version of the bill if it reached her desk before deciding whether to sign it.

13.   But Johnson is expected to veto such a law if it reaches his desk.

14.   But in a speech Monday Clinton all but promised to veto the measure if it ever reached his desk.

15.   But President Clinton has indicated he would sign the bill if it reaches his desk.

16.   But supporters of the bills are optimistic that Bush would sign both if they reached his desk.

17.   But the defeat of both amendments means the president is now expected to veto the bill when it reaches his desk.

18.   But the parchment that reaches our desks is a throwback to the days when Benjamin Franklin was postmaster general.

19.   By all accounts, the president bluntly told the Republican leaders Dennis Hastert and Tom DeLay that he would sign the bill if it reached his desk.

20.   Cellucci, however, declined to say whether he would veto the bill if it reached his desk.